Sun sets over Kai lenny on the podium at the Stand Up Worlds
Winner winner chicken dinner! (That's Kai Lenny)
With double, even triple overhead swell rolling in over the entire week, the sport of stand up paddling really got to blow a giant raspberry in the face of traditional surfing. Proving that big boards and super long paddles are just as capable of dropping into a 20ft face as any other board. Photos have quickly spread around the world of some epic waves, gnarly wipeouts and of course our Aussie paddlers doing us proud through the heats.
As the sun set on the competition (excuse the pun), it was Kai Lenny standing atop the podium with some very lovely ladies, owing his success largely to the board under his feet according to his sponsors - Naish. With a great performance from their star riders, Naish had this to say in a press release this weekend:
"Sunset was the perfect setting as the opener of the Tour. Team Naish came on strong with the likes of Kai Lenny, Benoit Carpentier, Casper Steinfath, Beau Nixon, Kody Kerbox, Noa Ginella, Chuck Patterson, Poenaiki Raioha and Tucker Ingalls all performing at top levels throughout the entire competition.The final came down to 3 Naish riders as well as Robin Johnston who showed great consistency.
Kai Lenny pulled together a flawless heat, winning the final in dominating fashion. Kody Kerbox, who delivered a stellar performance throughout the whole event, slid into 3rd place after Robin Johnston got the last wave at the horn, barely edging him past Kody."
Stay tuned to see some more videos, pictures and action from the Sunset Beach stop of the Stand Up World Tour, and don't miss the next round of competition which is happening on in Brazil during April.
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